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10:00am EDT

Applied Posters Montview Alumni Ballroom Creative & Artistic Oral Presentations JFL A Heart's Home JFL 261B - Group Study Room Creative Resilience in Career Counseling: Innovative Strategies for Diverse Populations JFL 380 - Scholars Lounge I Liked Your Book ... Now Tell Me What It Means: Intertextual and Postmodern Influences in an Original Narrative JFL 261A - Group Study Room “Welcome to the Next Level:” How Optical Media Revolutionized the Video Game Industry JFL 362 - Scholars Conference Room Active Barrier Cream Against Poison Ivy (Urushiol) Montview Alumni Ballroom Aerodynamic Performance Analysis of High-Powered Rocket Airbrakes Montview Alumni Ballroom Assessing the Effectiveness of a Sensory Reduction Room Montview Alumni Ballroom Association Between Preexisting Chronic Conditions and Hospital Outcomes Among Pediatric Trauma Patients in the United States, 2000-2019 Montview Alumni Ballroom Beyond Labeling: Examining Mpox as a Sexually Transmitted Infection - A Literature Review Montview Alumni Ballroom Beyond Nonspecific Low Back Pain - Identifying Mild Scoliosis in a Collegiate Diver: A Type 3 CASE Study Montview Alumni Ballroom Bilateral Accessory Plantaris Muscles with Variant Origins and Insertions: A Case Report Montview Alumni Ballroom Biostatistical Approaches for Early Identification of Influenza Trends in the United States Using CDC Surveillance Data Montview Alumni Ballroom Birth Order’s Impact on Conscientiousness & Personality in Adults: Mixed-Method Insights on the Firstborn Profile Montview Alumni Ballroom Bitten: A Survey of Tick-Borne Diseases Montview Alumni Ballroom CO2 Washout Performance of Single-Prong and Dual-Prong High-Velocity Therapy Montview Alumni Ballroom Comparative Analysis of Lower-Extremity Musculoskeletal Injuries in Ice Hockey Players and Figure Skaters – A Level 4 Case Study Montview Alumni Ballroom Comparative Analysis of Medicare Reimbursement for Carotid Endarterectomy, Transfemoral Carotid Artery Stenting, and Transcarotid Artery Revascularization Among Asymptomatic Patients Montview Alumni Ballroom Computer Vision for Ovarian Follicle Analysis Montview Alumni Ballroom Connectedness and Mental Health Montview Alumni Ballroom Decades After Exposure: The Continuing Burden of Asbestos-Related Diseases in the United States Montview Alumni Ballroom Development of a Laboratory Aquaculture System for Education and Research: Experimental Culture of Fathead Minnows Montview Alumni Ballroom Development of a Teaching-Laboratory Protocol for the Separation of Adulterant Compounds Caffeine and Quinine Used in Illicit Drugs Montview Alumni Ballroom Diagnostic Ultrasound Used for Post-Traumatic Scar Tissue: A Type 4 (Rare) Case Study Montview Alumni Ballroom Effect of Static Stretching on Power Output During a Wingate Test Montview Alumni Ballroom Environmental Limitations of a Low-Cost, COTS LoRa MeshCore Node Network Montview Alumni Ballroom Establishing Local Protocols for Monoclonal Antibodies Production Using Hybridomas Montview Alumni Ballroom Evaluation of Social Connectedness and Loneliness Scale as Predictors of Flourishing Montview Alumni Ballroom Evaluations of Forgiveness Motivations within Familial Relationships: Which Forgiveness Motivations are Evaluated More Appropriately? Montview Alumni Ballroom Exploration of Preservative-Surfactant Aggregation Effects on Biologic Drug Formulations Montview Alumni Ballroom Exploring the K-12 Educational Experiences of First-Generation Hispanic Undergraduate Students Montview Alumni Ballroom Exploring the Mandelbrot Set in Real Algebras Montview Alumni Ballroom Extended Post-Discharge Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis After Colorectal Resection: A MarketScan Analysis of 2017–2021 Surgical Outcomes Montview Alumni Ballroom Fish Species and Diversity Database to Monitor Environmental Impacts of Lake Hydaway Expansion Montview Alumni Ballroom From Exposure to Detection: Health System Barriers to Diagnosing Asbestos-Related Diseases in Developing Countries Montview Alumni Ballroom Hargreaves Test on Formalin Injected Mice: A Neuropathic Pain Model Montview Alumni Ballroom Histological Assessment of Neuropathic Pain in Murine Nervous Tissue Montview Alumni Ballroom Histological Quality of Immersion Vs Intravascular Fixation of Fresh Tissue Montview Alumni Ballroom Hope: A Vital Sign in Behavioral Health Montview Alumni Ballroom Identifying Spatial Inhomogeneity in an Industrial-Scale Autoclave Polymer Reactor Using Computational Fluid Dynamics Montview Alumni Ballroom Investigating Heavy Metal Interactions with Aged and Pristine Microplastics in Pool Water Montview Alumni Ballroom Loneliness and Health Behaviors Montview Alumni Ballroom Machine-Learning Based Airbrakes Control for Rocket Apogee Targeting Montview Alumni Ballroom Molecular Basis of 24-Methyl Cholesterol as an Anti-Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma Agent in the Context of Altered Cellular Glucose Metabolism Montview Alumni Ballroom National Trends and State-Level Correlates of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Utilization Among Treatment Admissions in the United States, 2014-2023 Montview Alumni Ballroom Neuroplasticity on the Water: Transforming Mental Habits into Elite Performance Montview Alumni Ballroom Non-Isothermal Phase-Field Model of PA6 Crystallization Montview Alumni Ballroom Prayer as a Predictor to God Attachment Montview Alumni Ballroom Preparatory Mixed-Methods Evaluation of IPC Infrastructure Vulnerability After ELC Funding Retrenchment: A Pilot Study Protocol Montview Alumni Ballroom QCM Characterization of a Molecularly Imprinted Polymer for PFOA Detection Montview Alumni Ballroom Quantitative Stewardship of the Great Commission: A Linear Programming Approach to Missionary Allocation in India Montview Alumni Ballroom Relationships Among Emotional Intelligence, Emotional Reactivity, and Heart Rate Variability Montview Alumni Ballroom Sensing Polar Vapors Associated with Food Spoilage via the Photonic Crystals of the Morpho Zephyritis Butterfly Montview Alumni Ballroom Sensing Volatile Organic Compounds via Photonic Crystals of the Morpho Zephyritis Butterfly Montview Alumni Ballroom Synthesis of Fluorinated Crosslinking Monomer for Molecular Imprinted Polymer Against PFAS Montview Alumni Ballroom The Effect of Early Sport Specialization on Psychological Burnout in Youth Athletes: A Critically Appraised Topic Montview Alumni Ballroom The Effects of Digital Restriction on Psychological and Physiological Well-Being Montview Alumni Ballroom The Effects of Natural Products and Food Additives on Lysosome Function Montview Alumni Ballroom The Inhibitory Effects of Fluorophenol on Cytochrome P450 2A6 Montview Alumni Ballroom The Psychological and Physiological Effects of Acute Social Media Use Montview Alumni Ballroom The Role of Medical Nutrition Therapy in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Narrative Review Montview Alumni Ballroom Transfer Learning with ResNet Architectures for Leukemia Detection from Microscopy Images Montview Alumni Ballroom Unmet Needs and Resilience in Internally Displaced Populations (IDPs) in Nigeria: Evidence to Inform Humanitarian Interventions Montview Alumni Ballroom Virginia Stream Condition Index Score of Benthic Macroinvertebrates in Opossum Creek Montview Alumni Ballroom When Microbiology Meets Public Health: Exploring Metabolites from Dictyostelium Discoideum for Infection Control Montview Alumni Ballroom When the Algorithm Disciples: Recentering Discipleship in an AI Saturated Age Montview Alumni Ballroom Where You Live Determines How You Heal: Transportation Barriers and Healthcare Access Across Lynchburg Census Tracts Montview Alumni Ballroom

10:30am EDT

Dramatic Interpretation JFL 261B - Group Study Room Everything You Know About the Piano Is Wrong JFL 261A - Group Study Room Whole-Brain Emotional Processing Through the MELD Framework: A Music-Based Trauma-Informed Intervention JFL 362 - Scholars Conference Room

11:00am EDT

The Erosion of the Imago Dei: A Qualitative Study of Religious Identity Maintenance Among Affluent Professionals in Secularized Environments JFL 380 - Scholars Lounge A Created Longing: Sehnsucht and the Creative Arts JFL 261A - Group Study Room

11:30am EDT

Does a Youth-Led Faith Revival Suggest Promise for Reversing Decades-Long Trends of Religious Decline JFL 261A - Group Study Room

12:00pm EDT

Three Minute Thesis JFL

1:00pm EDT

"The Real War": A Story of Civil War Camp Life JFL 001 - Terrace Conference Room A Created Longing: Sehnsucht and the Creative Arts JFL 001 - Terrace Conference Room Aerodynamic Performance Analysis of High-Powered Rocket Airbrakes JFL 001 - Terrace Conference Room Bridging the Gap in Adolescent and Young Adult Sexual Health Education JFL 001 - Terrace Conference Room CFD-Based Multi-Objective Optimization of Airflow Channel Design for Lithium-Ion Battery Thermal Management JFL 001 - Terrace Conference Room Decades After Exposure: The Continuing Burden of Asbestos-Related Diseases in the United States JFL 001 - Terrace Conference Room Differential Effects of Curcumin and C646 on Mitogenic and Metabolic Signaling in Insulin-Stimulated HepG2 Cells JFL 001 - Terrace Conference Room Does a Youth-Led Faith Revival Suggest Promise for Reversing Decades-Long Trends of Religious Decline JFL 001 - Terrace Conference Room Experimental Investigation of How Smartphone and Social Media Use Change Wellbeing JFL 001 - Terrace Conference Room Family is Forever: A Qualitative Study of the Impacts of Adoption on Adoptees JFL 001 - Terrace Conference Room Gospel Reception and Response in Students with Profound Cognitive Disabilities JFL 001 - Terrace Conference Room Healthcare Access Barriers and AGS Outcomes in Central Virginia: A Qualitative Study JFL 001 - Terrace Conference Room Hybrid Rans-Les Modeling of Airflow in a Bronchial Flow Simulation of a Human Lung JFL 001 - Terrace Conference Room Influence of Pathogen Carbon Metabolism on Host Immunity JFL 001 - Terrace Conference Room Investigation of Hybrid Turbulence Methods for Predicting Flow Oscillations in Supersonic Ramp–Cavity JFL 001 - Terrace Conference Room Limited Access to Reproductive Health Care and Maternal Health Outcomes in Lynchburg, Virginia JFL 001 - Terrace Conference Room M.E. Bradford and American Conservatism JFL 001 - Terrace Conference Room Manual Tissue Slicer Designed for Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation JFL 001 - Terrace Conference Room Music Enhances Theta Brainwave Activity Regardless of Tuning Frequency JFL 001 - Terrace Conference Room Notification Efficiency JFL 001 - Terrace Conference Room Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)Exposure and Its Influence on Fetal and Early Childhood Development JFL 001 - Terrace Conference Room Reconceptualizing Grief Following the Death of Abusive or Toxic Family Members: A Trauma-Informed Theoretical Framework JFL 001 - Terrace Conference Room Reframing Alpha-Gal Syndrome as a One Health Oral Health Risk: A Theoretical Model for Dental Safety and Policy Reform JFL 001 - Terrace Conference Room Rolling a Mile in My Wheels JFL 001 - Terrace Conference Room Social Connectedness in the Age of AI: Chatbot Use and Loneliness Among University Students JFL 001 - Terrace Conference Room Statistical Ghosts: The People Our Health System Can’t See JFL 001 - Terrace Conference Room Sublethal Pesticide Exposure Leads to Pesticide Resistance Across Chemical Classes JFL 001 - Terrace Conference Room The 1778 Fort Pitt Treaty: U.S. Betrayal of Lenni Lenape Sovereignty and the Start of Broken Promises JFL 001 - Terrace Conference Room The Influence of Pre-War Cruiser Design and Doctrine on the Guadalcanal Campaign JFL 001 - Terrace Conference Room The Intersection of Text and Theory: Drawing Lines Between Derrida, Barthes, Pynchon, and Calvino JFL 001 - Terrace Conference Room U.S. Involvement in Romania During World War II JFL 001 - Terrace Conference Room Who Really Creates Reality TV? How Audiences Complete Stuart Hall's Reception Theory Model JFL 001 - Terrace Conference Room